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Sport cluster dates
Sport cluster dates
nz-t-1777346097-matariki-fact-file-reading-comprehension-year-4-6_ver_1.pdfFollow up: make a poster about the stars of matariki
Wildfires in New Zealand
Wildfires in New Zealand
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Area burned: Approximately 2,935 hectares (29.35 km²)
Active fire period : 8 days
Hotspot monitoring: Several weeks
Cause: Sparks caused by a vehicle dragging on State Highway 47 ignited dry vegetation
Porthills Christchurch wildfire 2017
Porthills Christchurch wildfire 2017
Area burned: Approximately 1,600–1,660 hectares (about 16.5 km²)
Active fire period : 4 days intense fire (66 days total)
Hotspot monitoring: Several months
Cause: The exact cause of one fire was never confirmed. Two fires started separately and later joined together. ( suspected fireworks and chairlift)
Porthills Christchurch wildfire 2024
Porthills Christchurch wildfire 2024
Area burned: 650–700 hectares (about 7 km²)
Active fire period : 2 days
Hotspot monitoring: about 3 weeks
Cause: Undetermined (unknown)
Explanation writing: How Wildfires Start and Spread
Explanation writing: How Wildfires Start and Spread
WALT
WALT
We are learning to explain how a wildfire starts, spreads and affects people and the environment.
Success Criteria
Success Criteria
I can organise my ideas in the order they happen.
I can explain what happens and why it happens.
I can use facts from the text.
I can use topic sentences and linking words.
I can include key vocabulary such as fuel, heat, oxygen, drought and wildfire.
Purpose of Explanation Writing
Purpose of Explanation Writing
The purpose of explanation writing is to inform the reader by explaining how or why something happens. It presents information in a clear, logical order so the reader can understand a process, event or phenomenon.
Sequential String Planner
Sequential String Planner
First: How a Wildfire Starts
First: How a Wildfire Starts
All fires need three things: heat, fuel and oxygen.
A wildfire starts with a spark.
Sparks can come from people (campfires, machinery, arson) or natural causes (lightning).
Hot, dry conditions make it easier for fires to begin.
Next: How a Wildfire Spreads
Next: How a Wildfire Spreads
Fires spread through trees, bushes and dry grass.
Wind pushes flames and sparks into new areas.
Fires often spread faster uphill.
Hot weather and drought help fires burn for longer.
Last: The Effects of Wildfires
Last: The Effects of Wildfires
Wildfires can destroy homes and force people to evacuate.
Smoke can make it difficult for people to breathe.
Animals can lose their homes and food sources.
Forests can take many years to recover.
Communities can reduce risk by following fire-safe practices.
Model Writing
Model Writing
Paragraph 1: How Wildfires Start
Paragraph 1: How Wildfires Start
Topic Sentence
Topic Sentence
Wildfires begin when the conditions are right for a fire to start.
Explanation
Explanation
A fire needs heat, fuel and oxygen.
A spark starts the fire.
Detail or Example
Detail or Example
Sparks can come from machinery, campfires or lightning.
The Nelson wildfire started when a spark came from a tractor.
Link
Link
Once a wildfire has started, it can spread quickly through the environment.
Interesting Facts About Wildfires
Interesting Facts About Wildfires
🔥 Wildfires can reach temperatures of over 1,100°C
That's hot enough to melt some metals.
House fires are often around 600–800°C.
🔥 Wildfires can move faster than a person can run
Some fires have spread at over 20 km/h.
Strong winds can push flames across large areas in minutes.
🔥 A wildfire can create its own weather
Large fires generate huge columns of hot air called pyrocumulus clouds.
These clouds can produce lightning that starts new fires.
🔥 Fires can jump rivers and roads
Burning embers can be carried by the wind for several kilometres.
These embers start spot fires ahead of the main fire.
🔥 Wildfires can burn underground
Fires can smoulder through peat (partly decayed plant material in wetlands and swamps).
Underground fires can continue for weeks, months or even years.
🔥The largest wildfire ever recorded burned over 5.5 million hectares
The 2003 Siberian wildfires burned an area larger than Denmark.
🔥 A single wildfire can release millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide
This adds greenhouse gases to the atmosphere and contributes to climate change.
🔥 Trees can explode during a wildfire
Water inside trees turns to steam as temperatures rise.
Pressure can build up and split the tree apart.
🔥 Smoke from wildfires can travel thousands of kilometres
Smoke from Australian bushfires reached New Zealand in 2020.
🔥Wildfires can travel uphill faster than downhill
Flames preheat vegetation higher on the slope before the fire reaches it.
🔥 Most wildfires are started by people
Depending on the country, around 80–90% of wildfires are caused by human activity.
Crater
Crater
The crater is the bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano. It is where lava, ash, gases and rocks can escape during an eruption.
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Main Vent
Main Vent
The main vent is the primary opening that allows magma, gases and ash to travel from inside the Earth to the surface during an eruption.
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Layers of Lava and Ash
Layers of Lava and Ash
These layers are formed when lava and ash from many eruptions cool and build up over time. The repeated layers gradually create the shape of the volcano.
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Lava Flow
Lava Flow
A lava flow is molten rock that erupts onto Earth's surface and moves down the sides of a volcano. As it cools, it hardens into solid rock.
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Ash Cloud
Ash Cloud
An ash cloud is a large cloud of tiny rock particles, volcanic ash and gases that is released into the air during an eruption.
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Volcanic Bombs
Volcanic Bombs
Volcanic bombs are large pieces of molten rock that are blasted out of a volcano during an eruption. They cool and harden as they travel through the air.
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Secondary Vent
Secondary Vent
A secondary vent is a smaller opening on the side of a volcano where lava, ash and gases can escape. It branches off from the main pathway inside the volcano.
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Conduit
Conduit
The conduit is the pipe-like passage inside a volcano that carries magma from the magma chamber to the vent.
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Layers of Rock
Layers of Rock
The layers of rock are made from cooled lava, ash and other volcanic materials that have hardened over many eruptions. These layers form the body of the volcano.
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Magma Chamber
Magma Chamber
The magma chamber is a large underground area where molten rock, called magma, collects beneath a volcano before an eruption.
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samoan language week
samoan language week
nz2-t-001-samoa-information-powerpoint_ver_4.pptxSamoan Language Week Tapa Photo Pack.pdfTapa photos
Tapa photos
nz-t-1741739527-talofa-samoa-samoa-research-activity_ver_1.pdf
Siapo designs and their meanings
Samoan Reading Activety
Samoan Reading Activety
Read:
Read:
Welcome-to-lullo-marnoo.pdfSamoan Pe Game
Samoan Pe Game
nz-pe-1741728300-how-to-play-lape-a-samoan-game-instructions_ver_1.pdf
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Week 6 winners
Week 6 winners
Study ladder winner: Hamsa
Blooket -or winner: Bilal
Blooket maths winner: Zamiel
Studyladder leaderboard
Studyladder leaderboard
blooket maths leaderboard
blooket maths leaderboard
blooket -or leaderboard
blooket -or leaderboard
Week 5 winners
Week 5 winners
Study ladder winner: Hamsa
Booket -or winner: Humaira
Blooket maths winner: Muhammad
Studyladder leaderboard
Studyladder leaderboard
blooket maths leaderboard
blooket maths leaderboard
blooket -or leaderboard
blooket -or leaderboard
Week 4 placings
Week 4 placings
Monday top scorers
studyladder Leaderboard
studyladder Leaderboard
Blooket -ist Leaderboard
Blooket -ist Leaderboard
Blooket maths leaderboar
Blooket maths leaderboar
Week 3 winners
Week 3 winners
Study ladder winner: Hamsa
Booket -ial winner: Basma
Blooket maths winner: Theresa
Studyladder leaderboard
Studyladder leaderboard
blooket maths leaderboard
blooket maths leaderboard
blooket -ial leaderboard
blooket -ial leaderboard
ANZAC Day
Anzac Day
Anzac Day
WALT (We Are Learning To):
WALT (We Are Learning To):
Understand why ANZAC Day is important in Aotearoa New Zealand and how people remember those who served in war.
Success Criteria (I can…):
Success Criteria (I can…):
Explain what ANZAC Day is and why it is remembered in New Zealand.
Describe what happened at Gallipoli and why it is important to New Zealand and Australia.
Identify ways people remember ANZAC Day (e.g. dawn services, poppies, parades).
Share how remembering ANZAC Day connects to values like respect, courage, and community.
ANZAC Ted.pdfau-t2-t-10000647-anzac-day-for-older-students-reading-comprehension-activity_ver_4.pdfWorld War I Reading Comprehension Activity - HA.pdfWorld War I Reading Comprehension Activity - LA.pdfWWI
WWI
Ms MacKenzie's great grandfather.
He never spoke of the war. All he would say if asked was that his job was to lay duckboards.
Countries that fought in WWI:
Core Allied Nations :
United Kingdom
France
Russia
United States
Italy
Japan
Other Allied Countries
Belgium
Serbia
Greece
Romania
Portugal
Countries that fought in WWI:
British Empire
New Zealand
Australia
Canada
India
South Africa
Cook Islands (served with NZ forces)
Niue
Fiji
Samoa (under NZ control during war)
Tonga
WWI
WWI
Major Allied Powers
Major Allied Powers
United Kingdom
United States
Soviet Union
China
Other Allied Countries
Other Allied Countries
France
Poland
Netherlands
Norway
Greece
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Philippines
Mexico
Brazil
Commonwealth / British Empire
Commonwealth / British Empire
New Zealand
Australia
Canada
India
South Africa
Cook Islands
Niue
Fiji
Tonga
Samoa
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Kiribati
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Ramadan
Infomation Poster
Infomation Poster
WALT: We are learning to create an information poster that clearly explains what Ramadan is and why it is important.
WALT: We are learning to create an information poster that clearly explains what Ramadan is and why it is important.
Student Instructions
Student Instructions
Create a clear title and organise your poster using headings.
Explain what happens during Ramadan and why it is important using cause and effect words.
Include key vocabulary, short paragraphs and relevant images to support your information.
Morning Routine
Put your School Bag in your Locker
Place your Chromebook in the Cupboard
Check the Class Timetable and Notices
Do a Quiet ndoor Activity or Play Outside to 8:30
Class Matrix
Class Matrix
WALT: We are learning to explain what respect, responsibility and resilience look like in different places at school.
Success Criteria
I can:
help write a student-friendly definition of each value
share key words that describe respect, responsibility and resilience
give examples of what each value looks like, sounds like and feels like
help create a class matrix for different school spaces
Teacher Information
Teacher Information
Kia ora,
I am Bree MacKenzie and I am proud to be part of the Tuakana team at Hay Park School. I am a fully certified teacher with three years of experience teaching at this wonderful school.
I value open communication and collaboration with whānau and look forward to working closely with you to support your child’s learning journey. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions or insights to share.
Ngā mihi,
Bree MacKenzie
E-mail: breemacsimpson@haypark.school.nz
Language Weeks
Language Weeks
Learning Converstation- Google Meet
Learning Converstation- Google Meet
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